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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
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FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Ym WEDNESDAY. APRIL 22, 1914
Evary Wedneaday
Vol 6, Number 17
Merrick
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Single copies of the Messenger can be aecured at Greenblatt's or Bratth- waite's news stores on Railroad Ave., or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeport' L. I. tf
Services at the Charch of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the Second After East¬ er, at 7.80 and 11 o'cluck A. M. and 8 o'clock P. M. Celebration of the Holy Communion at the early service and Morning Prayer and sermon at the 11 o'clock service. The Church School meets in the Parish House at 10 o'clock. The G. F. S. meets on Mon¬ days at 8 and 4 o'clock. The Woman's Auxiliary meets each Thursday at 2.30 P. M. and welcomes atty lady of the Tillage to its meetings. The Boy Scouts meet on Thursday from 7 to 8 P. M. The last session of the Cook¬ ing School for the season will be on tiaturday from Noon to 8 o'clock. A -eordtal welcome is extended to all to ttteiid the services of thtn church.
Bellmore
Single copies of the Messenger can be had from A. Rogers, newsdealer, and at Wolfe's drug store. ' tf
The Messenger also circulates in Freeport. Maybe you will want to buy from, sell to or exchange with the reader there. Try Everybody's Column.
Misi Bassett, ene of the teachers in the local school, was called to her home in the northern part of tbe state last week by the death of her mother.
The Archdeaconry of Queens and Nassaq of the Episcopal Church was held at Queens tbis afternoon. It wns the Annual Meeting. The Rev. WM. H. Littebrandt, P. R. Jennings and D. V. W. Lawson are the local delegates to the Archdeaconry, and Mrs. P. R. Jennings. Mrs. Walter E. Spear, and Mrs. L. B. Corlies delegates to the Women's Committee which meets at the same time.
Geo. Wright has been confined to the house for the last two weeks with Grip and threathened pneumonia. Mr. Wright's health has not been good lately and thinkinf^ that a change of climate is necessary, Mr. Wright haa purthnsed a .")8 acre farm at Clarks¬ ville, near Albany, N.Y. which hew.11 run in connection with a hardware store ulieady wr.-ll established. Mr. Wright expects to go to Clarksville as ¦oon as his health will permit.
Chaa. O. Colvin after heing confined to his homR fot the laat two weeks with Hn attack «f blood poisoning as the result of a bruise is nbic to be about afrnin.
Mrs. WM. ^. RohfFs entertained a card club with which she i^ connected in Manhattan at her home here on Sat¬ urday afternoon.
The H. Schuyler Cammanns have re¬ turned to their home here for the sum¬ mer.
The New York State Society Op¬ posed to Woman Suffrage, Merrick Branch, will meet with Mrs. S. J. Tween on Merrick Ave. at 2.30 on Friday afternoon.
Geo. Badger the local organ pipe manufacturer haa been enjoying at his home in Brooklyn for the last three weeks the childish occupation of en¬ tertaining the mumps. The business ia competently cared for in Mr. Badg¬ er's abaence by Edw. Angell who has been with the concern for the last twenty years and over.
Next Sunday at 3:80 p. m. the Bell¬ more Baseball Clob will open its sea¬ son at the home grounds against the strong Hempstead F. C. While there wili be no Governor Tener to throw out tbe flrst ball, or any McGraw there, it will be a great opening. Father King has worked hard with his charges getting them into shape, and with the addition of new suits and ex¬ tensive improvements made to the grounda a good season may be looked for and tbe schedule contains many strong teams. It must be noted that this is one of the tew teams on the Island composed strictly of home tal¬ ent, not a player being paid for any service.
H. J. Apeler. secretary of the Base¬ ball Club, announces the following
schedule for the season of 1914: I April 26. Hempstead F. C. ; May 3, Erie. A. A. i May 10, Roekvilla Centre
May 17, Bellewood A. C.
May 14, Farmingdale
May 80, Clarion A. C, 2 gamea
May 81, Mineola A. A.
June 7, Altoona A. C.
June 14, Springfleld
June 21, Hickory F. C. 'June 28 Richmond Hill
July 4, College Point, 2 games
July 6th, Hempstead F. C.
July 12, Bellewood A. A.
July 19, Republic Tire Co.
July 26. Cathedral Clob of N. Y. I Aug. 2, Hickory F C. < Aug. 9, Freeport i Aug. 16, Clarion A. C. [ Aug. 23, Rookville C-^ntre ' Aug. 30, College Point
Sent. 6, Altoona A. C.
Sept. 7, Valley Stream F. C, 2 games
Sept. 13, Bellewood A. A.
Sept. 20, Richmond Hill
Sept. 27, Hickory F. C.
Oct. 4, Farmingdale F. C.
Oct. 11. Brooklyn White Sox
A reception and dance under the aus¬ pices of the Ladies' Altar Society for the benefit of St. Barnabas Church, will be held at Firemen's Hall tomor¬ row evening, Thursday, April 23.
Jerome Measina, barber, has re¬ moved to John J. Bedell's house on Bedford Avenue, formerly occupied by ^ohn Mangles.
Miss Catherine Stevenson of this village and Charles Roth of Baldwin were united in marriage last nigbt (Tuesday) at St. Barnabas Church, Rev. 'ffleo. J. King oflficiating. After the ceflmony a supper and reception was held in Firemen's Hall. The young couple will reside at Hempstead.
Tax Collector J. H. Wiemer, is still receiving the school taxes at his resi¬ dence on Grand . Avenue. Better pay the tax now before the books are turned over to the Town Treasurer.
Wantagh
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Miss Delia FuaselJ and Mra. Helen Allen are spending a few days in Washington, D. C.
Harry Soper has been appointed night watchman in Wantagh.
The Kings Daughters Society will give a play, entitled "Whiskers," in the Parish House next Wednesday night the 29th.
Following is the program:
Instrumental Duett, Mrs. Rhoda Jackaon and Peter Avagadro.
Reading, "How I became a Colonial Dame," Mrs. H. Levervicb.
Farce, entitled "Whiskera."
Cast—Mias Sara Adams, a rich spin¬ ster, Mrs. Charles Schafer; Mabel, her elder niece, the bride. Mrs. J. J. Fus- aell; Inez, her younger niece, the maid of honor, Mias Agnea Box; Francis Faga, bridesmaid. Miss Stella Faling; Evelyn Birch, bridesmaid, Miss Elsie Young; Ethel Ross, bridesmaid. Miss Helen Jackson: Anna, tbe colored maid, Mrs. A. E. Hunt; John Phelps, a rich old bachelor, John T. Cowles; Chester Phelps, his nephew, the groom, Roy Wells; Parker Glen, the best man, Marvin Books.
Act 1—The "den" at "Restview," Miss Adams home.
Vocal Solo, Miaa Marguerite Auger.
Act II—Same duy; the weddipg party.
The damage done to the Parish House in the recent flre has been re paired.
The Wantagh Tennis Club has had two dirt courts made on Park Avenue and they expect to be able to play in a short time.
William Sutherland of New York City has been visiting his sister, Miss Alice Sutherland, over Sunday.
Mr. and Mra. Eugene Carpenter of j Merrick spent Sunday with Mr. and! Mrs. Jobn Walters.
Divine aervices will be held .in the Memorial Church next Sunday with preaching by the Paator at both aer¬ vices. On Friday night the Christian Endeavor Society will hold a meeting. The topic will fee "Our Tongues for Christ:" leader, Erneat Dean.
Next Tuesday night the regular meeting of the .Auxiliary League will be held in the Parish House.
Mra. John Shields has returned from Illinois, where her huaband was buried last week.
Two teama of the G. F. S.. the Ar¬ rows and the Brownies, will play a game of basketball in the Parish House on Friday night at 8.15 o'clock. Ad¬ mission 10 cents.
Four houses on Linden Street and one at Wantagh Harbor, belonging to Samuel Self, will be sold at public auction next Saturday afternoon, com¬ mencing at 2 o'clock. Stephen P. Pettit will conduct the aale.
Civil Service
Examinations
The State Civil Service Commission will hold examinations on May 9, 1914. for the following positions:
Assistant Physician, Homeopathic; $1200.
Structural Designer; $1801 to$2100.
Special Track Work Draftsman; $1601 to $i800.
Inspector of Steel; $1600.
Junior Railway Engineer; $901 to $1200.
Junior Bridge Draftsman; $901 to $1200.
Architectural Draftsman; $1201 to $1600.
Bond Indexer; $1200.
State Hospiial Steward; $2000.
Special Agent, State Hospital Com¬ mission; $6 per day.
Laboratory Assiatant (Seed Inspec¬ tion): $720.
Teacher, Syracuse Institution; $86 per montb. Kindergarten; Primary; Domestic Science; Physical .Training.
Bacteriologist, female. Department of Health; $1200.
COUNTY SERVICE
Three months' reaidence in the Conn- ty required.
Janitor, Nassau Coa'Aty: $840.
Application blanks mast be flied on or before May 1, 1914.
For detailed circular -and appIica¬ Uon blank address, State Civil Service CommisaioQ, Albany, N. Y.
Gus Baldwin and family are occupy¬ ing their new cottag* on Washington Avenae.
The annual school meeting will be held at the school house on Tuesday evening. May 6.
The Bellmore Baseball Club will start the season of 1914 next Sunday afternoon, when they meet the Hemp, stead Field Club at the local diamond.
James Hanse of Freeport has sold his store on Bedford Avenae, which he purchased from John G. Deubert to a party from New York City, wbo will move here soon and open a shoe re¬ pairing establishment.
A quantity of maple trees, privet and shrubbery haa been planted on the grounds of St. Barnabas Church, great¬ ly improving the looks of the property.
Services will be beld at the M. E. Church Sanday morning at 10:80; San¬ day School at 2:80 p. m.; Epworth Leagujs at 7:15; evening service at 7:45; preaching by tbo pastor. Rev. William Dalziel; all ar^.^ordially wel¬ come.
The Tennis Club held a meeting on Monday •ight in Firemen's Hall.
The Foster
Kenney Partition
A Supreme Court order was entered at Mineola on Friday hy Harold Bunker counsel for Mrs. William George Fos¬ ter, reviving the partition suit brought by her againat William J. K. Kenny and others. The case waa ready for trial, but was halted by the death nf Mr. Kenny last October. Mrs. Foster claims a third intereat in about 200 acres of property at Merrick and asks to have the property divided up among the various peraons interested.
An interesting feature of the litiga¬ tion, as disclosed by the papers on file, ia, that the intereat formerly owned by Mr. Kenny appears to have rival claimants. Mr. Kenny made a deed to Thomas F. Sheedy, which is said to have been intended only as security for indebt«"dnes8. By Mr. Kenny's will the bulk of his property paases to Neai D. Becker as trustee.
Mra. Poster's papers state "on m- formation and belief" that Mr. Ken¬ ny's daughters, Martha W. Kenny and Elsie M. Carmichael, claim that the devise to the trustee is void, and that they fhould get the property as heirs. By the papers just filed, the trustee and the two daughters are brought in as additional defendants and tbe plain¬ tiff asks to have the whole matter cleared ap. Mr. Bunker declined to discuss the merits of these conflicting interests, on (he gound tbat he was acting only for the plaintiff, Mrs. Fos¬ ter.
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Court House
The Epworth League will bold a food sale on Saturday, April 25, in the Sanday School room of tbe M. E. Church on St. Marks Avenae, in the afternoon and evening, starting at 4 o'clock.
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Plans and specificatione f Jr the new addition to the Nassau Coanty Court House are on file at the office of Arch itect W. F. Tubby, 81 Falton Street, New York City, and the Board of Su¬ pervisors is advertising for bids on the building. The proposed additions which will consist of large wings on tbe northerly and southerly ends of the present building, it is estimated will cost $250,000.
The alterations and .additions will accominodate every department in tbe coanty and State government having ofiiceb at Mineola, besid^ a new court room and chambers. Tbe quarters of the ShieriH. Comptroller, District At- tomby, Treasarer, Coanty Clerk and Sarrogate will be evlarged thus reliev¬ ing tbeir preeent congestion.
Freeport' Trustees
At the regular meeting of the Vil¬ lage Board of Trustees Friday after¬ noon tbe resignation of Robert P. Welden as Trustee was presented. Tbe resignation in full is as follows: To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, New York. Gentlemen:
I hereby tender my resignation aa Trustee of the Village of Freeport, to take effect immediately. My reason fdr resigning is due entirely to the fact that my business interests conflict With those of the Village of Freeport, shd as I believe no man should hold office who cannot conscientiously de¬ vote proper time and attention to the akrrying out of his oath of office, I am compelled to resign as I cannot give tbe proper time and conaideration to the affairs of the village.
Wben I took office I was in business tdr myself, and if I saw fit to let it go, there waa no one to cenaure me. Sihce taking office I have connected li^sjlf with tiie Freeport Ice & Fuel QitBpany, and WeMen & Smith, Inc., and I am compelled to devote my en¬ tire time and attention to the business', aM there are other stockholders to aat-
1 have no time to go oot with the aiiessors, and the present assessment rdll is now being nwde up, and I pre- ¦d^lne I will be censured by my frienda aiii^ customers if assesamentd are in- criased, when I have taken no part in thi adjustment; of same.
I was elected one year ago by over SOO majority, for some purpose, and I haVe tried, to tbe best of my ability, to give to the Village of Freeport my hohest and unbiased co operation.
There has been considerable talk in thi Village o,f Freeport aa to who should control the Village Board. I do not believe that any oni> man should control the Board or dominate it. I believe tbat every Trustee elected to office should serve tbe people honestly, fearless and to the best of his ability. I have been censured because I took a stand (when the police mattera were taken up in the Board) that I believed to be conaistent, honeat, straight-for¬ ward-and to the best interests of the Village at large.
Wben Mr. Lamb was elected, he called at my office and spoke with me, and I told him I woald co-operate with him in giving the Village of Freeport good honest government, but I would not under any consideration vote to put on the police force William E. Cam¬ eron and Anthony N. Fedden.
I told him that 1 had voted last year to put these men off of the farce and I coold not aee that conditions had changed any to allov.' me to vote other¬ wise.
No one man or any set of men have dominated my vote, during the time I have served. I have always been fearless, and every man knew where 1 stood.
It haa been said that the election of Mr. Lamb showed that the citizens of the Village of Freeport disapproved of tbe action of the old Board. I do not believe this. I believe that Mr. Lamb was elected by reason of hia great per¬ aonal popularity, together with the aid he received from his friends, Capt. Hanse, Messrs. Leo Fishel, Charles C. Moore, Halpin, Kehoe, A. A. Sealey, C. D. Baker, Thomas P. C. ForLes, C. D.. Molloy and a few others, and be¬ cause Mr. Cox made no serious efforta to be efected.
Mr. Lamb was not elected by any aid be received from the self-pro¬ claimed membera of the Citizens party.
The firm of Welden & Smith has been attacked by men who are so mean, small and despicable tbat they flaunt their smallness to such an ex¬ tent as publicly proclaiming that the firm of Welden & Smith, incorporated this year, will lose business because I voted to prevent Cameron and Fedden from being placed on the police force; because' I did my duty aa I saw it, and because I would not stoop to tbeir depth, they attacked the flrm witb which I am connected when no mem¬ ber of tbe flrm of Welden & Smith, Inc., took any Qart in the village cam¬ paign this spring. It is men of this calibre who prevent good citizens wbo can give some of their time and atten¬ tion to the betterment of village gov¬ ernment from taking office, because they realize unless they are independ¬ ent financially they will be driven out of business unless they do tbe bidding of tbese so-called politicians.
In conclusion I wish to thank the members of the Board for their atten¬ tion, interest and judgment, in acting upon matters which were presented for oar consideration from time to time, effecting the interests of the taxpay¬ ers.
I deaire also to congratulate yoor President, Mr. Lamb, and his friends upon his election. He was elected de¬ spite tbe vociferous aid (?) he received from the coterie of self-effacing car¬ pet-baggers and trouble makers, who look upon the'annual village election aa proper occasion to exploit theia vaunted political cunning, sagacity and statesmanship in a blatant boasting and bombaatic manner.
Very respectfully yours,
Robert P. Welden.
Freeport
Need New Town Hall
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's or Braith¬ waite'a news stores on Railroad Ave., or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeport, L. I. tf
Stephen L. Pearaall succeeds John I Hitchcock as the general assistant at j the power house. Mr. Pearsall is an experienced machinist, and iu a good selection for the place. He has been employed in Soper's garage for some time.
I Arbor Day, Friday, May 8th. will be celebrated witb appropriate exercises in tbe Freeport schools
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I Walter H. Bond, a prominent New I York lawyer, of the firm of Bond & { Babson, was married on the afternoon
of April 6 to Miss Madeline Morgan, !granddaughter of the founder of the I Morgan steamship line, Richard Mor-
gan.
The wedding took place at the win- {ter residence of the bride's mother at ] Cottenham, Ga.
The bride and groom will spend i their honeymoon in tbe "land of the : Sunny South."
The flagmen at varioua crossings in \ the village,beginning April 15,are now i I on duty all the time, to continue dur- I ing the summer months.
j The opening of the new Elks' Club ; : House was formally celebrated! < Wednesday evening by a dance and j I dinner.
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i Dr. George A. H. Smith, eye treat-!
I ment or glasses; Tuesdays and Thurs-1
daya, 8 to 11, and by appointment, at |
residence, 7 Wallace St., corner Brook ;
lyn Ave.
Advertisement ,
Tbe annual meeting and election of officers of tbe Freeport High School Alumni Aasociation waa held io the high achool auditorium Saturday night. The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, Harold
B. Smith, '13; vice president. Myrtle! ! Gissell, '13; secretary, Hilbert R. ; i Johnson, '06; treasurer, Dorothy Mc- ICIoakey, '13, and historian, Mary B.
! Davis, '09.
j The next regular meeting of the Vil- j ' lage Board of Trustees will be beld • !next Friday afternoon. May 1, at thej ' village office. It is expected tbat at | i this time a successor to Trustee Wel-; iden will be appointed, this having' I been laid over from the- last meeting. ' I
I Paul C. Martin and family have re¬ turned to their home on East Avenue , for the summer. i
Chris. Geibel of Jeffersonville, N. ; : Y., has purL-hased Frank Squire's : house-on Raynor Street, where he will , move, with hi.s family. Mr. Geibel is , the father of Misa Hannah Geibel and i "Christif, " employ<!d at Schluter's , grocery. !
The Thursday Afternoon 500 Club'
, met at the bome of Mra. Harvey ',
Smith. After cards, a dainty baaket j
luncheon was served and favors pre- j
sented to the members, which included ;
Mesdamea Willard Dean Finch, Wil-•
; liam Hibbard, D. W. Antz. William |
i P. Miller, G. Greve, Henry L. Maxson, i
C. Henry Piatt, C. E. Croaa. C. Wil-i I son, Almira White, George Meadon. { ¦ Honors were won by Mesdames Miller, j
Piatt and Maxson.—Times.
Olsen advertises a special in white ;
I enameled beds in this issue. See hia {
advertiaement. '
Mrs. E. A. Raynor and family have :
! reurned from Lakeland, Florida, wbere i
tbey spent the winter. I
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The regular meeting of the Suffrage ' I Club was held Monday with Mrs.! I George J. Schrieber, So. Long Beach I I Avenue. Several new membera were i 'enrolled. The next meeting will be ! witb Mrs. G. H. Parshall, 187 So. i Ocean Avenue, on Monday, April 27, j at which Miss Rosalie Jones will I apeak. On the 29th inst there will I be a rally meeting with stereopticon i views and pablic speakers, at Brook- {lyn Hall. |
I LOVESEY—CORNELIUS '
I A quiet wedding was celebrated at I I tbe home df Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Cor-1 I nelius, Wednesday noon, when their i daughtf$r, Carrie Louisa, was married ' i to Edward W. Loveaey of New Haven, j Conn. They were attended by Barton ; Lovesey of Philadelphia as beat man j and Hannah Cornelias as bridesmaid. {Tbe bride was attired in white and carried a bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaid was attir«id in pale blue. The decorations were blue and white. Rev. W. H. Burgwin, pastor of tbe Hempstead M. E. Charch, oflficiated. Only members of the immediate fam¬ ilies were present. The happy couple left after a wedding luncheon for tboir home in New Haven.
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Superviaor Smith's Annual Report Calls Alter, ion to Needs of Proper Facilities.
Supervisor Hiram R. Smith v;ith his annual report to the Town Board sub¬ mitted the-'following memorandum, calling attention to the excellent finan¬ cial condition of the Town and em¬ phasizing the urgent need for a proper town hall in which to transact its bus¬ iness and flle its recorda: To the Town Board of the
Town of Hempstead. Gentlemen:—
I beg to submit herewith my annual flnanclal report trom April 17, 1913, to March 81, 1914, inclusive.
Through the courtesy of the Nassau County Association we were favored with the services of Mr. F. A. Staley, an expert accountant, without expense to the town, who installed a comprp- bensive system of bookkeeping, and the records is made in detail to con form with them.
I wish to express at this time my appreciation to tbe members of the Board and to others with whom my official duties have brought me in con¬ tact, for help and courtesies extended while endeavoring to perform the du¬ ties of my office.
A matter which I feel demands the serious consideration of the Board is the proper protection of its records and papers. We probably have at this time as complete a series of records as any town in the State. Covering as they do a complete record from 1644 to date, a period of 270 years, we have • fairly good protection for a portion of tbe recorda. The interest of tbe town not onl.v demands but a recent law makes it mandatory that the Board should give proper protection to tbe recorda of the town. To this end, we should hnve an up-to-date fireproof vault, sufficiently large to contain all r^-cords, papers and maps, installed in a building witb office accommodations for all the various departments.ao that there may be closer oiganization of the many interests of the town govern¬ ment, and recommend to the Board tbeir careful consideration of tbe ne¬ cessity of a new town hall.
In thia connection a matter wbich may be of interest is tbe fact that the cost of town government amounted to $103,723.29; of this amount, $44,- 529.54 waa fixed and made necessary by statute, $15,015 interest and bonds matured; $44,1787.5 covers aalaries for clerks, school superintendent, Board of Health, etc.; relief of poor, printing, stationery, reports and other expenses. When we compare tbis amount with tbe budgets adopted by our villages and school districts, it doea not ap¬ pear to me that a town with an ae- sessed valuation of approximately six¬ ty-five millions and sixty thousand in¬ habitants can be considered unduly ex¬ travagant.
As we began tbe new year better acquainted and with a more general knowledge of affairs of the town, with hearty co-operation it will be possible for us to do better work and accom¬ pliah more than we did during the paat year.
Again thanking you for yoar sup port, tnia report is
Respectfully submitted, Hiram R. Smith,
Supervisor.
The report should be well empha¬ sized at tbis time. A visit to tbe Town Hall shews disgraceful condi¬ tions for a town, as Mr. Smith re- marksi of 60,000 inhabitants.
Tbe Asaeesors' rooma are in the at¬ tic, with maps lying around which it would cost tens of thouaanda of dollars to duplicate, even if it were possible to duplicate them at all.
The same conditions exist in the Town Treasurer's office—no place for keeping much valuable data except such as can be stored in the Town Clerk's vault.
Marriage licenses must be secured at this hall, but there is no proper place for the contracting parties to find the Town Clerk, only a little side room, about 12 ft. square, which is also used by the Town Board of Audit.
Tbe Overseers of the Poor have no office at all—tbe only way to get in communication with them is at their fespective homes, and their records mnat aiso be kept at tbeir homes, witb the probable riak of loss in caae of fire.
In fact, the need of a new building witb facilities large enough for all de¬ partmenta of tbe Town government is recognized as heing very argent, and the Town Board must take up at once and submit to the voters as soon as possible a proposition to provide abuild- ing with adeqoate facilities.
"Bull" From North Walea. Wales producea bulls other than those (ound in cattle ahows. A North Wales correapoodent, saya tbe Western Mail, calls upon tbe parish councils to bold meetinga of protest. "In the mian time," ho saya, "I hope abler pena thaa mine will put their aboultfer to tbo wheel and flood the ooluauu of jt>ar paper until Mttofnotion la ti«rtbaosa> lag"

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SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
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FREEPORT AND BELLMORE. N. Ym WEDNESDAY. APRIL 22, 1914
Evary Wedneaday
Vol 6, Number 17
Merrick
The Messenger al^ circulates in Freeport. Maybe you will want to buy from, sell to or exchange with the reader th/?re. Try Everybody's Cohnnn.
Single copies of the Messenger can be aecured at Greenblatt's or Bratth- waite's news stores on Railroad Ave., or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeport' L. I. tf
Services at the Charch of the Re¬ deemer Sunday, the Second After East¬ er, at 7.80 and 11 o'cluck A. M. and 8 o'clock P. M. Celebration of the Holy Communion at the early service and Morning Prayer and sermon at the 11 o'clock service. The Church School meets in the Parish House at 10 o'clock. The G. F. S. meets on Mon¬ days at 8 and 4 o'clock. The Woman's Auxiliary meets each Thursday at 2.30 P. M. and welcomes atty lady of the Tillage to its meetings. The Boy Scouts meet on Thursday from 7 to 8 P. M. The last session of the Cook¬ ing School for the season will be on tiaturday from Noon to 8 o'clock. A -eordtal welcome is extended to all to ttteiid the services of thtn church.
Bellmore
Single copies of the Messenger can be had from A. Rogers, newsdealer, and at Wolfe's drug store. ' tf
The Messenger also circulates in Freeport. Maybe you will want to buy from, sell to or exchange with the reader there. Try Everybody's Column.
Misi Bassett, ene of the teachers in the local school, was called to her home in the northern part of tbe state last week by the death of her mother.
The Archdeaconry of Queens and Nassaq of the Episcopal Church was held at Queens tbis afternoon. It wns the Annual Meeting. The Rev. WM. H. Littebrandt, P. R. Jennings and D. V. W. Lawson are the local delegates to the Archdeaconry, and Mrs. P. R. Jennings. Mrs. Walter E. Spear, and Mrs. L. B. Corlies delegates to the Women's Committee which meets at the same time.
Geo. Wright has been confined to the house for the last two weeks with Grip and threathened pneumonia. Mr. Wright's health has not been good lately and thinkinf^ that a change of climate is necessary, Mr. Wright haa purthnsed a .")8 acre farm at Clarks¬ ville, near Albany, N.Y. which hew.11 run in connection with a hardware store ulieady wr.-ll established. Mr. Wright expects to go to Clarksville as ¦oon as his health will permit.
Chaa. O. Colvin after heing confined to his homR fot the laat two weeks with Hn attack «f blood poisoning as the result of a bruise is nbic to be about afrnin.
Mrs. WM. ^. RohfFs entertained a card club with which she i^ connected in Manhattan at her home here on Sat¬ urday afternoon.
The H. Schuyler Cammanns have re¬ turned to their home here for the sum¬ mer.
The New York State Society Op¬ posed to Woman Suffrage, Merrick Branch, will meet with Mrs. S. J. Tween on Merrick Ave. at 2.30 on Friday afternoon.
Geo. Badger the local organ pipe manufacturer haa been enjoying at his home in Brooklyn for the last three weeks the childish occupation of en¬ tertaining the mumps. The business ia competently cared for in Mr. Badg¬ er's abaence by Edw. Angell who has been with the concern for the last twenty years and over.
Next Sunday at 3:80 p. m. the Bell¬ more Baseball Clob will open its sea¬ son at the home grounds against the strong Hempstead F. C. While there wili be no Governor Tener to throw out tbe flrst ball, or any McGraw there, it will be a great opening. Father King has worked hard with his charges getting them into shape, and with the addition of new suits and ex¬ tensive improvements made to the grounda a good season may be looked for and tbe schedule contains many strong teams. It must be noted that this is one of the tew teams on the Island composed strictly of home tal¬ ent, not a player being paid for any service.
H. J. Apeler. secretary of the Base¬ ball Club, announces the following
schedule for the season of 1914: I April 26. Hempstead F. C. ; May 3, Erie. A. A. i May 10, Roekvilla Centre
May 17, Bellewood A. C.
May 14, Farmingdale
May 80, Clarion A. C, 2 gamea
May 81, Mineola A. A.
June 7, Altoona A. C.
June 14, Springfleld
June 21, Hickory F. C. 'June 28 Richmond Hill
July 4, College Point, 2 games
July 6th, Hempstead F. C.
July 12, Bellewood A. A.
July 19, Republic Tire Co.
July 26. Cathedral Clob of N. Y. I Aug. 2, Hickory F C. < Aug. 9, Freeport i Aug. 16, Clarion A. C. [ Aug. 23, Rookville C-^ntre ' Aug. 30, College Point
Sent. 6, Altoona A. C.
Sept. 7, Valley Stream F. C, 2 games
Sept. 13, Bellewood A. A.
Sept. 20, Richmond Hill
Sept. 27, Hickory F. C.
Oct. 4, Farmingdale F. C.
Oct. 11. Brooklyn White Sox
A reception and dance under the aus¬ pices of the Ladies' Altar Society for the benefit of St. Barnabas Church, will be held at Firemen's Hall tomor¬ row evening, Thursday, April 23.
Jerome Measina, barber, has re¬ moved to John J. Bedell's house on Bedford Avenue, formerly occupied by ^ohn Mangles.
Miss Catherine Stevenson of this village and Charles Roth of Baldwin were united in marriage last nigbt (Tuesday) at St. Barnabas Church, Rev. 'ffleo. J. King oflficiating. After the ceflmony a supper and reception was held in Firemen's Hall. The young couple will reside at Hempstead.
Tax Collector J. H. Wiemer, is still receiving the school taxes at his resi¬ dence on Grand . Avenue. Better pay the tax now before the books are turned over to the Town Treasurer.
Wantagh
The Messenger also circulates in Freeport. Maybe you will want to buy from, sell to or exchange with the reader there. Try Everybody's Column.
Miss Delia FuaselJ and Mra. Helen Allen are spending a few days in Washington, D. C.
Harry Soper has been appointed night watchman in Wantagh.
The Kings Daughters Society will give a play, entitled "Whiskers," in the Parish House next Wednesday night the 29th.
Following is the program:
Instrumental Duett, Mrs. Rhoda Jackaon and Peter Avagadro.
Reading, "How I became a Colonial Dame," Mrs. H. Levervicb.
Farce, entitled "Whiskera."
Cast—Mias Sara Adams, a rich spin¬ ster, Mrs. Charles Schafer; Mabel, her elder niece, the bride. Mrs. J. J. Fus- aell; Inez, her younger niece, the maid of honor, Mias Agnea Box; Francis Faga, bridesmaid. Miss Stella Faling; Evelyn Birch, bridesmaid, Miss Elsie Young; Ethel Ross, bridesmaid. Miss Helen Jackson: Anna, tbe colored maid, Mrs. A. E. Hunt; John Phelps, a rich old bachelor, John T. Cowles; Chester Phelps, his nephew, the groom, Roy Wells; Parker Glen, the best man, Marvin Books.
Act 1—The "den" at "Restview," Miss Adams home.
Vocal Solo, Miaa Marguerite Auger.
Act II—Same duy; the weddipg party.
The damage done to the Parish House in the recent flre has been re paired.
The Wantagh Tennis Club has had two dirt courts made on Park Avenue and they expect to be able to play in a short time.
William Sutherland of New York City has been visiting his sister, Miss Alice Sutherland, over Sunday.
Mr. and Mra. Eugene Carpenter of j Merrick spent Sunday with Mr. and! Mrs. Jobn Walters.
Divine aervices will be held .in the Memorial Church next Sunday with preaching by the Paator at both aer¬ vices. On Friday night the Christian Endeavor Society will hold a meeting. The topic will fee "Our Tongues for Christ:" leader, Erneat Dean.
Next Tuesday night the regular meeting of the .Auxiliary League will be held in the Parish House.
Mra. John Shields has returned from Illinois, where her huaband was buried last week.
Two teama of the G. F. S.. the Ar¬ rows and the Brownies, will play a game of basketball in the Parish House on Friday night at 8.15 o'clock. Ad¬ mission 10 cents.
Four houses on Linden Street and one at Wantagh Harbor, belonging to Samuel Self, will be sold at public auction next Saturday afternoon, com¬ mencing at 2 o'clock. Stephen P. Pettit will conduct the aale.
Civil Service
Examinations
The State Civil Service Commission will hold examinations on May 9, 1914. for the following positions:
Assistant Physician, Homeopathic; $1200.
Structural Designer; $1801 to$2100.
Special Track Work Draftsman; $1601 to $i800.
Inspector of Steel; $1600.
Junior Railway Engineer; $901 to $1200.
Junior Bridge Draftsman; $901 to $1200.
Architectural Draftsman; $1201 to $1600.
Bond Indexer; $1200.
State Hospiial Steward; $2000.
Special Agent, State Hospital Com¬ mission; $6 per day.
Laboratory Assiatant (Seed Inspec¬ tion): $720.
Teacher, Syracuse Institution; $86 per montb. Kindergarten; Primary; Domestic Science; Physical .Training.
Bacteriologist, female. Department of Health; $1200.
COUNTY SERVICE
Three months' reaidence in the Conn- ty required.
Janitor, Nassau Coa'Aty: $840.
Application blanks mast be flied on or before May 1, 1914.
For detailed circular -and appIica¬ Uon blank address, State Civil Service CommisaioQ, Albany, N. Y.
Gus Baldwin and family are occupy¬ ing their new cottag* on Washington Avenae.
The annual school meeting will be held at the school house on Tuesday evening. May 6.
The Bellmore Baseball Club will start the season of 1914 next Sunday afternoon, when they meet the Hemp, stead Field Club at the local diamond.
James Hanse of Freeport has sold his store on Bedford Avenae, which he purchased from John G. Deubert to a party from New York City, wbo will move here soon and open a shoe re¬ pairing establishment.
A quantity of maple trees, privet and shrubbery haa been planted on the grounds of St. Barnabas Church, great¬ ly improving the looks of the property.
Services will be beld at the M. E. Church Sanday morning at 10:80; San¬ day School at 2:80 p. m.; Epworth Leagujs at 7:15; evening service at 7:45; preaching by tbo pastor. Rev. William Dalziel; all ar^.^ordially wel¬ come.
The Tennis Club held a meeting on Monday •ight in Firemen's Hall.
The Foster
Kenney Partition
A Supreme Court order was entered at Mineola on Friday hy Harold Bunker counsel for Mrs. William George Fos¬ ter, reviving the partition suit brought by her againat William J. K. Kenny and others. The case waa ready for trial, but was halted by the death nf Mr. Kenny last October. Mrs. Foster claims a third intereat in about 200 acres of property at Merrick and asks to have the property divided up among the various peraons interested.
An interesting feature of the litiga¬ tion, as disclosed by the papers on file, ia, that the intereat formerly owned by Mr. Kenny appears to have rival claimants. Mr. Kenny made a deed to Thomas F. Sheedy, which is said to have been intended only as security for indebt«"dnes8. By Mr. Kenny's will the bulk of his property paases to Neai D. Becker as trustee.
Mra. Poster's papers state "on m- formation and belief" that Mr. Ken¬ ny's daughters, Martha W. Kenny and Elsie M. Carmichael, claim that the devise to the trustee is void, and that they fhould get the property as heirs. By the papers just filed, the trustee and the two daughters are brought in as additional defendants and tbe plain¬ tiff asks to have the whole matter cleared ap. Mr. Bunker declined to discuss the merits of these conflicting interests, on (he gound tbat he was acting only for the plaintiff, Mrs. Fos¬ ter.
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Court House
The Epworth League will bold a food sale on Saturday, April 25, in the Sanday School room of tbe M. E. Church on St. Marks Avenae, in the afternoon and evening, starting at 4 o'clock.
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Plans and specificatione f Jr the new addition to the Nassau Coanty Court House are on file at the office of Arch itect W. F. Tubby, 81 Falton Street, New York City, and the Board of Su¬ pervisors is advertising for bids on the building. The proposed additions which will consist of large wings on tbe northerly and southerly ends of the present building, it is estimated will cost $250,000.
The alterations and .additions will accominodate every department in tbe coanty and State government having ofiiceb at Mineola, besid^ a new court room and chambers. Tbe quarters of the ShieriH. Comptroller, District At- tomby, Treasarer, Coanty Clerk and Sarrogate will be evlarged thus reliev¬ ing tbeir preeent congestion.
Freeport' Trustees
At the regular meeting of the Vil¬ lage Board of Trustees Friday after¬ noon tbe resignation of Robert P. Welden as Trustee was presented. Tbe resignation in full is as follows: To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the Village of Freeport, New York. Gentlemen:
I hereby tender my resignation aa Trustee of the Village of Freeport, to take effect immediately. My reason fdr resigning is due entirely to the fact that my business interests conflict With those of the Village of Freeport, shd as I believe no man should hold office who cannot conscientiously de¬ vote proper time and attention to the akrrying out of his oath of office, I am compelled to resign as I cannot give tbe proper time and conaideration to the affairs of the village.
Wben I took office I was in business tdr myself, and if I saw fit to let it go, there waa no one to cenaure me. Sihce taking office I have connected li^sjlf with tiie Freeport Ice & Fuel QitBpany, and WeMen & Smith, Inc., and I am compelled to devote my en¬ tire time and attention to the business', aM there are other stockholders to aat-
1 have no time to go oot with the aiiessors, and the present assessment rdll is now being nwde up, and I pre- ¦d^lne I will be censured by my frienda aiii^ customers if assesamentd are in- criased, when I have taken no part in thi adjustment; of same.
I was elected one year ago by over SOO majority, for some purpose, and I haVe tried, to tbe best of my ability, to give to the Village of Freeport my hohest and unbiased co operation.
There has been considerable talk in thi Village o,f Freeport aa to who should control the Village Board. I do not believe that any oni> man should control the Board or dominate it. I believe tbat every Trustee elected to office should serve tbe people honestly, fearless and to the best of his ability. I have been censured because I took a stand (when the police mattera were taken up in the Board) that I believed to be conaistent, honeat, straight-for¬ ward-and to the best interests of the Village at large.
Wben Mr. Lamb was elected, he called at my office and spoke with me, and I told him I woald co-operate with him in giving the Village of Freeport good honest government, but I would not under any consideration vote to put on the police force William E. Cam¬ eron and Anthony N. Fedden.
I told him that 1 had voted last year to put these men off of the farce and I coold not aee that conditions had changed any to allov.' me to vote other¬ wise.
No one man or any set of men have dominated my vote, during the time I have served. I have always been fearless, and every man knew where 1 stood.
It haa been said that the election of Mr. Lamb showed that the citizens of the Village of Freeport disapproved of tbe action of the old Board. I do not believe this. I believe that Mr. Lamb was elected by reason of hia great per¬ aonal popularity, together with the aid he received from his friends, Capt. Hanse, Messrs. Leo Fishel, Charles C. Moore, Halpin, Kehoe, A. A. Sealey, C. D. Baker, Thomas P. C. ForLes, C. D.. Molloy and a few others, and be¬ cause Mr. Cox made no serious efforta to be efected.
Mr. Lamb was not elected by any aid be received from the self-pro¬ claimed membera of the Citizens party.
The firm of Welden & Smith has been attacked by men who are so mean, small and despicable tbat they flaunt their smallness to such an ex¬ tent as publicly proclaiming that the firm of Welden & Smith, incorporated this year, will lose business because I voted to prevent Cameron and Fedden from being placed on the police force; because' I did my duty aa I saw it, and because I would not stoop to tbeir depth, they attacked the flrm witb which I am connected when no mem¬ ber of tbe flrm of Welden & Smith, Inc., took any Qart in the village cam¬ paign this spring. It is men of this calibre who prevent good citizens wbo can give some of their time and atten¬ tion to the betterment of village gov¬ ernment from taking office, because they realize unless they are independ¬ ent financially they will be driven out of business unless they do tbe bidding of tbese so-called politicians.
In conclusion I wish to thank the members of the Board for their atten¬ tion, interest and judgment, in acting upon matters which were presented for oar consideration from time to time, effecting the interests of the taxpay¬ ers.
I deaire also to congratulate yoor President, Mr. Lamb, and his friends upon his election. He was elected de¬ spite tbe vociferous aid (?) he received from the coterie of self-effacing car¬ pet-baggers and trouble makers, who look upon the'annual village election aa proper occasion to exploit theia vaunted political cunning, sagacity and statesmanship in a blatant boasting and bombaatic manner.
Very respectfully yours,
Robert P. Welden.
Freeport
Need New Town Hall
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's or Braith¬ waite'a news stores on Railroad Ave., or Kiefer's, Main Street, Freeport, L. I. tf
Stephen L. Pearaall succeeds John I Hitchcock as the general assistant at j the power house. Mr. Pearsall is an experienced machinist, and iu a good selection for the place. He has been employed in Soper's garage for some time.
I Arbor Day, Friday, May 8th. will be celebrated witb appropriate exercises in tbe Freeport schools
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I Walter H. Bond, a prominent New I York lawyer, of the firm of Bond & { Babson, was married on the afternoon
of April 6 to Miss Madeline Morgan, !granddaughter of the founder of the I Morgan steamship line, Richard Mor-
gan.
The wedding took place at the win- {ter residence of the bride's mother at ] Cottenham, Ga.
The bride and groom will spend i their honeymoon in tbe "land of the : Sunny South."
The flagmen at varioua crossings in \ the village,beginning April 15,are now i I on duty all the time, to continue dur- I ing the summer months.
j The opening of the new Elks' Club ; : House was formally celebrated! < Wednesday evening by a dance and j I dinner.
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i Dr. George A. H. Smith, eye treat-!
I ment or glasses; Tuesdays and Thurs-1
daya, 8 to 11, and by appointment, at |
residence, 7 Wallace St., corner Brook ;
lyn Ave.
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Tbe annual meeting and election of officers of tbe Freeport High School Alumni Aasociation waa held io the high achool auditorium Saturday night. The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, Harold
B. Smith, '13; vice president. Myrtle! ! Gissell, '13; secretary, Hilbert R. ; i Johnson, '06; treasurer, Dorothy Mc- ICIoakey, '13, and historian, Mary B.
! Davis, '09.
j The next regular meeting of the Vil- j ' lage Board of Trustees will be beld • !next Friday afternoon. May 1, at thej ' village office. It is expected tbat at | i this time a successor to Trustee Wel-; iden will be appointed, this having' I been laid over from the- last meeting. ' I
I Paul C. Martin and family have re¬ turned to their home on East Avenue , for the summer. i
Chris. Geibel of Jeffersonville, N. ; : Y., has purL-hased Frank Squire's : house-on Raynor Street, where he will , move, with hi.s family. Mr. Geibel is , the father of Misa Hannah Geibel and i "Christif, " employar paper until Mttofnotion la ti«rtbaosa> lag"